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benedicts of our time. when i visited his thriving, joyfully orthodox catholic community in italy, i asked marco, how do you guy does it? this is marvelous. he said to me, quote, we invented nothing. we discovered nothing. we are only rediscovering a tradition that was locked away inside an old box. we had forgotten. well, modernity is a tome of final for forced forgetting. the benedict option is a project of preserving the memory what its to be christian. hope is memory, plus desire. if we remember who we and desire to make the memories live again we have every reason to hope but we cannot ignore the warning that father -- gave me when i fir visited and told him about the benedict option. he said that if christian families and communities in the west, catholic, pros stand, and eastern orthodox, do not do some form of the benedict option, then, quote, they're not going to make it. thank you. [applause] >> we're going to bring the panel up and i'd like to turn things over to peter munson, editor of "plow." p
benedicts of our time. when i visited his thriving, joyfully orthodox catholic community in italy, i asked marco, how do you guy does it? this is marvelous. he said to me, quote, we invented nothing. we discovered nothing. we are only rediscovering a tradition that was locked away inside an old box. we had forgotten. well, modernity is a tome of final for forced forgetting. the benedict option is a project of preserving the memory what its to be christian. hope is memory, plus desire. if we...
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benedict is wonderful. it's wise, it's an important document, but why stop at benedict when we can go back bao the original source of christianity. christians living in full community is how the church began. it's the only way i know of where jesus' teachings in the sermon on the mount become a practical reality and the early church was far more radical than anything rod has so far proposed. the early christians, as jackie said, turn the world upside-down. they shared everything in common. and actually the rule of st. benedict has some very strong words to say against private property and refers to acts 2 and 4. they evangelize the whole known world. they refuse participate in violence of any kind, including self-defense, military service, abortion, and the death penalty. they model a new ethic of sexuality. and family life that honored equal dignity before god of both men and women. what is more, within three centuries they had revolutionized the greek roman society. nobody can accuse the early christians
benedict is wonderful. it's wise, it's an important document, but why stop at benedict when we can go back bao the original source of christianity. christians living in full community is how the church began. it's the only way i know of where jesus' teachings in the sermon on the mount become a practical reality and the early church was far more radical than anything rod has so far proposed. the early christians, as jackie said, turn the world upside-down. they shared everything in common. and...
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benedict. known as the founder borne in the year for 84 years after the last roman emperor sent to the city of rome as a pious young man to complete his education. but what he saw their disgusted him. he ran to the forest to pray and eventually before he died he founded 12 monasteries from the rule of st. benedict the rule itself is a very plain pamphlet with the running of the of monastery it is not about the spiritual secrets but sets out the order for a living for trading in the spiritual life if you read it you may be shocked cow plane is the really thought it would be a book that is a mystical sayings but it is plain as meat and potatoes would never guess the key role this book played to save western civilization. after benedick died the monks' spread out all over barbarian ruled europe. they taught them how to pray and crossings and make things better than boston a catastrophe. with their rituals and liturgies and libraries the mall box kept alive the cultural memory of christian rome. be
benedict. known as the founder borne in the year for 84 years after the last roman emperor sent to the city of rome as a pious young man to complete his education. but what he saw their disgusted him. he ran to the forest to pray and eventually before he died he founded 12 monasteries from the rule of st. benedict the rule itself is a very plain pamphlet with the running of the of monastery it is not about the spiritual secrets but sets out the order for a living for trading in the spiritual...
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rod was living the benedict option before he wrote the benedict option. rod is this inspiring story of the man who went back to louisiana, back to his home town, back to his family to plant this missional orthodox church, and those who read his blog religiously, as it were, know that both of those projects in different ways fell on hard times. so i guess my question for you, rod, how did your own experience of sort of struggle and difficulty in communal life inform how you think about urging benedict option on the struggling rest of us. in one minute. >> i think that we have to be very, very important not to expect more out of community than it can deliver. the last utopia we had ended when adam and eve were thrown out of the garden and we have to be extremely careful not to idolize community. if you read my book, how dante can save your life -- now out in paper back -- you'll see that i had to come through -- the lord spoke to me in a profound way, allowed me to break on the idol worship of family and community, so i could react more humbly and be held a
rod was living the benedict option before he wrote the benedict option. rod is this inspiring story of the man who went back to louisiana, back to his home town, back to his family to plant this missional orthodox church, and those who read his blog religiously, as it were, know that both of those projects in different ways fell on hard times. so i guess my question for you, rod, how did your own experience of sort of struggle and difficulty in communal life inform how you think about urging...
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so that's where the benedict of "the benedict option" comes from, saint benedict as cited by alastair mcintyre. the option part comes from mcintyre saying that the turning point came when people chose to quit trying to maintain the roman order and instead committed themselves to creating resilient small committees within which the convictions could survive. hence, the option, the choice the face of all of us traditional christians and others committed to the western cultural tradition in this time of radical right mentation and cultural dissolution. do we believe that our energies are best used to try to shore up the imperium, so to speak? or should we instead try to create new ways of living for the sake of preserving not only our faith but the core values, the heritage, of western civilization? i may cultural and political pessimist as you will have gathered. i suspect the things are probably too far gone to be recovered within this order. i could be wrong. i could be wrong. i hope i'm wrong what i don't think i'm wrong. so i wrote "the benedict option" as a christian for christians
so that's where the benedict of "the benedict option" comes from, saint benedict as cited by alastair mcintyre. the option part comes from mcintyre saying that the turning point came when people chose to quit trying to maintain the roman order and instead committed themselves to creating resilient small committees within which the convictions could survive. hence, the option, the choice the face of all of us traditional christians and others committed to the western cultural tradition...
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benedict. that is to say, we await a person or persons who can pioneer a way of life within which the virtues can survive the present barberrism and decadence. that's where the benedict of the benedict option comes from. st. ben rick as cite by alister mcintyre. the option part comes from mcintyre saying the turning opinion came when people chose to quit trying to maintain the flagging roman order and instead committed themselves to creating resilient, small communities, within which their convictions could survive. hence, the option, the choice that faces all of us traditional christians and others committed to the western cultural tradition, in this time of radical fragmentation and cultural dissolution. do we believe that our energies are best used trying to shore up the empirum or should we instars try to create new wives living for the sake of preserving not only our faith but the core values and the heritage of western civilization. i'm a cultural and political pessimist as you may have g
benedict. that is to say, we await a person or persons who can pioneer a way of life within which the virtues can survive the present barberrism and decadence. that's where the benedict of the benedict option comes from. st. ben rick as cite by alister mcintyre. the option part comes from mcintyre saying the turning opinion came when people chose to quit trying to maintain the flagging roman order and instead committed themselves to creating resilient, small communities, within which their...
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that is where "the benedict option" comes from. the option part comes from mcintyre saying it is the turning point when they chose to maintain to creating small communities so the option with additional christians and in this time of cultural dissolution. and then to shore up to create new ways of living not only faith but the core values and heritage of western civilization. i am a cultural and political pessimist and i suspect probably too far gone recovered within this order. i could be wrong. i hope i'm wrong but i don't think i am. as a christian and for christians caring deeply about the western tradition has to consider a version of the benedict option. those that an ivy league college a latino and atheist and conservative. so a week after the newspaper published a column to say be in doctrine aided into white supremacy. and then to indoctrinate into white supremacy. and all cultural conservatives and then to have a very rough go of it. and america that believes christians are marginalized. but then they were not ready for t
that is where "the benedict option" comes from. the option part comes from mcintyre saying it is the turning point when they chose to maintain to creating small communities so the option with additional christians and in this time of cultural dissolution. and then to shore up to create new ways of living not only faith but the core values and heritage of western civilization. i am a cultural and political pessimist and i suspect probably too far gone recovered within this order. i...
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so does "the benedict option" call for christians to head for the hills? it does not bet to undertake a strategic idea from the mainstream for the sake to build bigger communities more firmly anchored in the faith and tradition as well is more deeply immersing ourselves into music and literature of western civilization. there is no escape from the world we are called to work in the world not to retreat from it and there is no escape from modernity if you are going to be in the post christian world doing the work god has called us to do you have to step back so we can strengthen ourselves in the faith into traditional communities so when we build we can be faithful and hold our ground. that is "the benedict option". it may not work but what else is there? thank you very much. [applause] >> now we will have q&a we have people walking around with microphone. if you have any question. >> i am from texas. how has your thinking evolved from your first book? you backed donahue was the editor of that book in 2006 because it is a book about the alternative conserva
so does "the benedict option" call for christians to head for the hills? it does not bet to undertake a strategic idea from the mainstream for the sake to build bigger communities more firmly anchored in the faith and tradition as well is more deeply immersing ourselves into music and literature of western civilization. there is no escape from the world we are called to work in the world not to retreat from it and there is no escape from modernity if you are going to be in the post...
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today it is a new benedict. known today as the founder and patron saint of europe porn four years after the last roman emperor abdicated and was sent down to the city as a young man to complete his education. what benedict sau saw and it is costing him he wanted to seek the will for his life. he founded a monastery is governed by the constitution called the rule of saint benedict. the rule itself is a template for the running of a monastery that he called a school for the lord's service. it's not a book of spiritual secrets, it is a book that sets out an order for living for the sake of trading in the spiritual life. if you've read the book the rule of saint benedict you may be shocked by the mystical sayings. it is as plain as meat and potatoes and he would never guess from reading it a ke the y role that this book played in the civilization. after benedict died the monasticism exploded. they taught them how to pray but also how to grow things and make things skills that have been lost in a catastrophe that was
today it is a new benedict. known today as the founder and patron saint of europe porn four years after the last roman emperor abdicated and was sent down to the city as a young man to complete his education. what benedict sau saw and it is costing him he wanted to seek the will for his life. he founded a monastery is governed by the constitution called the rule of saint benedict. the rule itself is a template for the running of a monastery that he called a school for the lord's service. it's...
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enter mom with benedict arnold. [laughter] because, you know, i grew up thinking to be called a benedict arnold, oh, my gosh, that was the worst possible thing you could be. he's, like many historical figures, he's become caricature. he's just the worst thing on earth as far as americans can think of. but the fact of the matter is, in the beginning of the revolution he was our best general. and washington really respected him for that. and it's interesting, washington was wired, had an aggressive temperament by nature. he would learn to tame it for the good of his country. but in benedict arnold, i thought -- i think he saw a kindred spirit to a certain extent. that if washington had been ten years younger and not is saddled with the crushing -- not saddled with the crushing responsibilities of command, he could have been on battlefield and winning the kinds of victories that benedict arnold was racking up. was it's amazing -- because it's amazing. he learned at lexington and concord, and he's been an awe post care
enter mom with benedict arnold. [laughter] because, you know, i grew up thinking to be called a benedict arnold, oh, my gosh, that was the worst possible thing you could be. he's, like many historical figures, he's become caricature. he's just the worst thing on earth as far as americans can think of. but the fact of the matter is, in the beginning of the revolution he was our best general. and washington really respected him for that. and it's interesting, washington was wired, had an...
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he comes up with a brilliant plan and i didn't know benedict arnold was a mariner. this was a wonderful surprise to me and what made it even more special is guess where i learned how to sail, lake champlain. [laughter] and little did i know i was on the other side of the lake. it contained a little area inside and. it's inside the bay to push back and say here we are. the british would then have to sail against to attack the small fleet. the british ship is an awesome force of camp sail against the wind. it would work beautifully with the huge armada they would sail down and turn around saying we got him. we are between him and his escape route with the mosquito fleet. what would unfold is just a tremendous sea battle. arnold lined up his vessels across the entrance. i was with my wife circling it in with the museum of history they have one of the vessels in philadelphia you can go down and see it is amazing. it was all filed out and so they were all lined up in the center of the line and they waited for them and sure enough, even the scooters have a hard time makin
he comes up with a brilliant plan and i didn't know benedict arnold was a mariner. this was a wonderful surprise to me and what made it even more special is guess where i learned how to sail, lake champlain. [laughter] and little did i know i was on the other side of the lake. it contained a little area inside and. it's inside the bay to push back and say here we are. the british would then have to sail against to attack the small fleet. the british ship is an awesome force of camp sail against...
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enter mom with benedict arnold because i grew up thinking, to be called a benedict arnold, oh, my gosh, that was the worst possible thing you could be. and he's like many historical figures, he's become a caricature. and how -- he's just the worst thing on earth as far as americans can think of, but the fact of the matter is, in the beginning of our revolution, he was our best general. and washington really respected him for that and it's interesting, washington was wired, had an aggressive temperament by nature and he would learn to tame it for the good of his country, but in benedict arnold, i think he saw a kindred spirit to a certain extent, that if washington had been ten years younger and not saddled with the crushing responsibilities of command, he could have been on the battle field and winning the kinds of victories that was benedict arnold was wracking up. because it was amazing. at lexington and concord, and he's been an apothecary and sea-going merchantman. he's got a small fleet of ships that go down to the caribbean, up the coast to the st. lawrence river, to quebec and m
enter mom with benedict arnold because i grew up thinking, to be called a benedict arnold, oh, my gosh, that was the worst possible thing you could be. and he's like many historical figures, he's become a caricature. and how -- he's just the worst thing on earth as far as americans can think of, but the fact of the matter is, in the beginning of our revolution, he was our best general. and washington really respected him for that and it's interesting, washington was wired, had an aggressive...
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>> he makes his historical accounts of benedict arnold and artifacts associated with the revolutionary war general into a fictional thriller, he speaks at barnes & noble in virginia. >> were going to have fun tonight, were going to have fun, we have kids in the front row, that means chaos people, to we have c-span here, here for c-span. there is not no better crowd than the washington, d.c. metro area, all the viewers, i think they are in this room right now, we love you and the regular viewers of course, we welcome everyone to c-span and nowhere else am i going to do here. first i'm going to tell you about the difference between history and destiny. and we all know history, it's what happens, but destiny is what must happen, this is true, i cannot believe this is happening by father was struck by lightning, his father, my grandfather, i'm not joking was struck by lightning, that means don't stand next to me in a rainstorm. last week i was totally my son the story and telling him, my dad was struck by lightning, his dad was struck by lightning and he's like oh my gosh, we can be struck
>> he makes his historical accounts of benedict arnold and artifacts associated with the revolutionary war general into a fictional thriller, he speaks at barnes & noble in virginia. >> were going to have fun tonight, were going to have fun, we have kids in the front row, that means chaos people, to we have c-span here, here for c-span. there is not no better crowd than the washington, d.c. metro area, all the viewers, i think they are in this room right now, we love you and the...
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number 5, it was signed benedict arnold. in that moment, a name we call each other don't be at the benedict arnold, a like a curse word. benedict arnold wasn't a name you call someone. he was a decorated officer who fought for this fledgling country and was rewarded and promoted and part of the inner circle, he was a real person who put pen to this sheet of paper. i couldn't shake that and i heard this story. the last moments between benedict arnold and george washington, the most heartbreaking in us history because they were dear friends, the revolutionary set, benedict arnold betrayed george washington, reportedly, they say it is one of the only times george washington was ever seen crying. the image of george washington crying stuck with me and i heard this detail. and in song, he delivered this letter from benedict arnold to george washington. in this letter from benedict arnold he said three things. one, don't kill my wife, she didn't know i was a traitor. 2, don't tell staff, they didn't know i was a traitor, i did thi
number 5, it was signed benedict arnold. in that moment, a name we call each other don't be at the benedict arnold, a like a curse word. benedict arnold wasn't a name you call someone. he was a decorated officer who fought for this fledgling country and was rewarded and promoted and part of the inner circle, he was a real person who put pen to this sheet of paper. i couldn't shake that and i heard this story. the last moments between benedict arnold and george washington, the most heartbreaking...
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and of course you get to explore benedict arnold picked which is so fun to me because benedict arnold is amazing. that's really where the book starts. but i'd love to do is also answer questions about the book. i can tell someone here has lots of questions. she's trying to get my attention the entire time. you can ask about the kids books, thrillers, research, but i will tell you the one thing i need to save need to say to you, thank you to barnes and noble but thank you for all of you who can't. let's get some questions and explore some research. >> my buddy leah has a question for you. [inaudible] >> the question is he a millionaire like i said come out. if you haven't seen -- you are laughing now. i'm going to make you -- so this is now i'm going to show you something. this is amelia ehrhardt lego set. we have someone build it for us and here's the thing. i know i'll put it on tv so america is going to help us. lego loved this idea. you're not start wars. you're not marble. i didn't need you to tell me that. i understand that. i know very clearly. is a 10,000 people who vote for a
and of course you get to explore benedict arnold picked which is so fun to me because benedict arnold is amazing. that's really where the book starts. but i'd love to do is also answer questions about the book. i can tell someone here has lots of questions. she's trying to get my attention the entire time. you can ask about the kids books, thrillers, research, but i will tell you the one thing i need to save need to say to you, thank you to barnes and noble but thank you for all of you who...
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benedict arnold we think is the bad guy of the story. but in the big arnold is like all of us a couple get a guy. he's a complicated man. we are not all good and we are not all bad but we are all complicated. i realize in hazel as she finds his life issues to happen this life it wasn't so good she is a chance to suddenly be good she gets to be just like benedict arnold, sunday's good and sometimes bad judge like the rest of us. we are all amazing and where all terrified to read where all brave we are all stupendous. some of us all in the very same day. that's who we are as people and tod never listen his character in this plot we explore not just hazel but the benedict arnold and what it means to be good and what it needs to be bad about our identities about. i always love loved that stuff and i was researching the book by the way have the gray sources i have are hidden in this crowd right now because i see a couple of them. it's washington d.c. and virginia. when i was researching the book i met this military intelligence offers her and
benedict arnold we think is the bad guy of the story. but in the big arnold is like all of us a couple get a guy. he's a complicated man. we are not all good and we are not all bad but we are all complicated. i realize in hazel as she finds his life issues to happen this life it wasn't so good she is a chance to suddenly be good she gets to be just like benedict arnold, sunday's good and sometimes bad judge like the rest of us. we are all amazing and where all terrified to read where all brave...
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enter mom with benedict arnold. i grew up thinking to be called the benedict arnold, oh my gosh, that was the worst possibly thing you could be. like many historical historical figures he has become a caricature. he is just the worst thing on earth is for his americans can think of. but the fact of the matter is at the beginning of our revolution he was our best general. and washington really respected him for that. washington was wired and had an aggressive temperament by nature. he he would learn to tame it for the good of his country. but in benedict arnold, think he saw a kindred spirit to a certain extent, washington have been ten years younger and not set with the crushing responsibilities of command, he could've been on the battlefield and winning the kinds of victories that benedict arnold was racking up. it's amazing, he learns of lexington and concord, he has been a seagoing merchant men. he has a small fleet of ships that go to the caribbean, up the coast to the st. lawrence river to quÉbec in montreal,
enter mom with benedict arnold. i grew up thinking to be called the benedict arnold, oh my gosh, that was the worst possibly thing you could be. like many historical historical figures he has become a caricature. he is just the worst thing on earth is for his americans can think of. but the fact of the matter is at the beginning of our revolution he was our best general. and washington really respected him for that. washington was wired and had an aggressive temperament by nature. he he would...
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you get to explore hazel and this world and benedict arnold of course which is so fun because benedict arnold is amazing. and obviously that is really where the book starts. what i love to do is answer questions about the book because that is also the fun. i can tell someone has lots of questions. so you can ask anything you want. i am give you a moment to think about it. you can ask about the thrillers or the research but one thing, thank you barnes and noble and hosting but thank you to those who come. let's get questions and explore more research. >> my buddy leo has a question for you. >> the question is did the amelia ernheart lego set come out. this is -- i am going to show you something. this is the lego set. we had someone built it for us and america is going to help us. lego loved this idea and they had an idea you are not star wars. i understand that. i know clearly. we love this and we would love it on the web page. if 10,000 people vote for it we will consider make it. the how i met my mother set was built by the person woo built this. we have 2,000 people right now. i can
you get to explore hazel and this world and benedict arnold of course which is so fun because benedict arnold is amazing. and obviously that is really where the book starts. what i love to do is answer questions about the book because that is also the fun. i can tell someone has lots of questions. so you can ask anything you want. i am give you a moment to think about it. you can ask about the thrillers or the research but one thing, thank you barnes and noble and hosting but thank you to those...
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this benedict arnold. and for doing the fun of it is that benedict arnold, think of him as the buckeye the story. he said the bad guy or good guy. like all of us, he is a complicated man. are all not too good, not bad pretty broad good and were not a bad but we are all complicated afraid and i realized in hazel, she finds his life that she used to have. and she had a chance to suddenly be good, she could be just like benedict arnold operated on some basic, as a base bedford just like the rest of us. we are all amazing and we are all terrified. if we are all brave and all cowards. we are all defendants. some of us on the very same day. generalized that in this character, and in the spots, not just hazel, but the stories of benedict arnold and what it means to be good to be bad. and whether and what our identity several events. i always love that seven when i was researching this book, and by the way, half the great sources i have are inscribed right now. this might look around people. [laughter]. judge each
this benedict arnold. and for doing the fun of it is that benedict arnold, think of him as the buckeye the story. he said the bad guy or good guy. like all of us, he is a complicated man. are all not too good, not bad pretty broad good and were not a bad but we are all complicated afraid and i realized in hazel, she finds his life that she used to have. and she had a chance to suddenly be good, she could be just like benedict arnold operated on some basic, as a base bedford just like the rest...
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his father's name was benedict and his grandfather's name was benedict and so forth, so they obviously wanted to keep the name. so when the firstborn benedict died as an infant, then the next son would have automatically received that name. c-span: if he were 14 then it would be about 1755, if i count right. what was this country all about in 1755? >> guest: it was before the end of the french and indian wars, so that was still going on, not of course in connecticut although there were a lot of people who went to it, as british soldiers of course. there are even some historians who have said, other biographers who have said that arnold ran away and went and joined up and went to the french and indian wars. i've looked at that evidence very carefully and decided that it wasn't him, that it was somebody else. i don't think he did do that. so the country was very much in flux, but the british were firmly in control now because the french were no longer in canada, so then it was at peace for the first time in a long time, which must have been a big relief, and very prosperous. business boo
his father's name was benedict and his grandfather's name was benedict and so forth, so they obviously wanted to keep the name. so when the firstborn benedict died as an infant, then the next son would have automatically received that name. c-span: if he were 14 then it would be about 1755, if i count right. what was this country all about in 1755? >> guest: it was before the end of the french and indian wars, so that was still going on, not of course in connecticut although there were a...
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tv talks with helen benedict and her book "the lonely soldier." this is about 15 minutes. >> host: our conversations with professors at columbia university continues on booktv on c-span2. now we are joined by helen benedict, who is the author of "the lonely soldier." professor benedict, you start your book out a quote by martha gilford. war happens to people one by one. what does that mean? >> guest: i was struck by that vote. i was following the war home to the heart of every individual fighter. i am quoting from dh lawrence. it does affect every single individual involved in it, whether they be soldiers or civilians. it is a monster that reaches deep inside every single person. it turns our lives upside down, and i thought it was a very apt quote. >> host: how many women served in the iraq war? >> guest: about 200,000, actually over two hundred thousand. >> host: is that unusual? >> guest: yes, the iraq war, in particular, set a precedent. more women served and have been wounded and killed in the iraq war. by around 2005, two years into the war,
tv talks with helen benedict and her book "the lonely soldier." this is about 15 minutes. >> host: our conversations with professors at columbia university continues on booktv on c-span2. now we are joined by helen benedict, who is the author of "the lonely soldier." professor benedict, you start your book out a quote by martha gilford. war happens to people one by one. what does that mean? >> guest: i was struck by that vote. i was following the war home to the...
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his father's name was benedict and his grandfather's name was benedict and so forth, so they obviously wanted to keep the name. so when the firstborn benedict died as an infant, then the next son would have automatically received that name. c-span: if he were 14 then it would be about 1755, if i count right. what was this country all about in 1755? >> guest: it was before the end of the french and indian wars, so that was still going on, not of course in connecticut, although there were a lot of people who went to it, as british soldiers of course. there are even some historians who have said, other biographers who have said that arnold ran away and went and joined up and went to the french and indian wars. i've looked at that evidence very carefully and decided that it wasn't him, that it was somebody else. i don't think he did do that. so the country was very much in flux, but the british were firmly in control now because the french were no longer in canada, so then it was at peace for the first time in a long time, which must have been a big relief, and very prosperous. business bo
his father's name was benedict and his grandfather's name was benedict and so forth, so they obviously wanted to keep the name. so when the firstborn benedict died as an infant, then the next son would have automatically received that name. c-span: if he were 14 then it would be about 1755, if i count right. what was this country all about in 1755? >> guest: it was before the end of the french and indian wars, so that was still going on, not of course in connecticut, although there were a...
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and number five was signed by a guy named benedict arnold. in that moment, that was the name that we kind of call each other. we say don't be a benedict arnold, sort of like a curse word for people that love history. but in that moment, it wasn't a name you call to someone, he was a decorated officer that thought that his country was reworded and promoted and was part of that circle of george washington and he was a person that put pen to paper. it's among the most heartbreaking because with dear friends. in this letter from benedict arnold he said three things from george washington, one of don't feel the staff of the heap and knife in the back of george washington and said basically could i have my stuff. the amazing thing is nobody knows what was in the package nobody knows what was in that package. i couldn't shake the idea. i've got to figure out how i did this idea and that is how i met my cowriter on facebook. when you pair up with someone, you can pick someone who you think is worse than you, someone as good as you and as bitter as yo
and number five was signed by a guy named benedict arnold. in that moment, that was the name that we kind of call each other. we say don't be a benedict arnold, sort of like a curse word for people that love history. but in that moment, it wasn't a name you call to someone, he was a decorated officer that thought that his country was reworded and promoted and was part of that circle of george washington and he was a person that put pen to paper. it's among the most heartbreaking because with...
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no book has made more of an impact than the benedict option. you may not agree with all of the arguments, that there is no denying that he has fostered an important debate about the principles that we should stand for and how we should stand for them. i wil will let him fall you more about that. please come up and accept the isi book award. [applause] thank you to the judges and all of isi and my friends for being here tonight. i hope that we have represented the council pretty well. i can promise you that i will use the money from the award to stock up on ammo for the benedict bunker i am building in the hills. i'm joking of course since the publication just over a year ago, i have had countless critics who insist she's urging them to drop everything and turned themselves into amish. it doesn't matter how often i explained, they persist. a professor suggested to me recently he would like to work on an essay contemplating why so many people cannot or will not grasp my arguments but let's be clear, we are not talking about people who understand
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number five, was signed by a guy named benedict arnold. and in that moment, benedict arnold is a name that we call each other. toby and addict are knurled. it's almost like a curse word for people to love. but in the moment, these are names, it was a decorated officer who fought for this country. and was rewarded and promoted it was part of that inner circle with george washington. he was a real person. on the sheet of paper. i just couldn't shake that. and then i heard the story. it really cracked the book open. was the last moment between benedict arnold and george washington, among the most heartbreaking in u.s. history because they were tear friends. there were like the in the revolutionary setting. what was happened, when benedict arnold betrayed washington, is one of the only times the george washington has ever seen crying. in the image of george washington the father of our country crying. then i heard this detail. benedict arnold wrote a letter and alexander hamilton did not deliver and rapport song but he didn't deliver this lett
number five, was signed by a guy named benedict arnold. and in that moment, benedict arnold is a name that we call each other. toby and addict are knurled. it's almost like a curse word for people to love. but in the moment, these are names, it was a decorated officer who fought for this country. and was rewarded and promoted it was part of that inner circle with george washington. he was a real person. on the sheet of paper. i just couldn't shake that. and then i heard the story. it really...
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benedict arnold. and i just knew it was exactly what i was trying to do, is let's not just add women and kind of stir the picture, but let's rewrite american history with women's experiences the same as men's and all of us in this book did that and all the people we brought in did it beautifully. and so i really give credit, both of us, of having really good ideas of who wanted to bring in to the project, who hadn't at the symposium, but who we knew could center our women the way we wanted them to, and to retell american history from. that perspective. because what i feel like you if you've read the book and i've run into a number of people who said i've read the whole thing and it makes me thrilled, you know, to hear somebody say that is it is different. you now think about george washington differently. i bet he was surround it by women. everyone, all those men were surrounded by. and we kind of tend to forget that women were everywhere and had the same experience or had different experiences, and t
benedict arnold. and i just knew it was exactly what i was trying to do, is let's not just add women and kind of stir the picture, but let's rewrite american history with women's experiences the same as men's and all of us in this book did that and all the people we brought in did it beautifully. and so i really give credit, both of us, of having really good ideas of who wanted to bring in to the project, who hadn't at the symposium, but who we knew could center our women the way we wanted them...
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benedict arnold wrote a letter. he didn't delivered in rapport song but delivered this letter from benedict arnold to george washington in this letter from benedict arnold he said three things from george washington. one, don't kill my wife, she didn't know i was a traitor and two don't kill the staff. they do didn't always a traitor either and three and one of the craziest he said can you please send me my belongings. this most hated man since judas himself said hey and i have my stuff and the amazing part is to this day nobody knows what was in that baggage that george washington sent back to benedict arnold and he did send it back. he sent the baggage back and nobody knows what was in that baggage. i don't want to read chapter 85 of the house of secrets but on chapter 85 you will see my theory and i couldn't shake that idea. over half a decade i've got to figure out how to do this idea and that's where that tom kohlberg microwriter on this book. when you pair with someone else to write you have a choice. you can
benedict arnold wrote a letter. he didn't delivered in rapport song but delivered this letter from benedict arnold to george washington in this letter from benedict arnold he said three things from george washington. one, don't kill my wife, she didn't know i was a traitor and two don't kill the staff. they do didn't always a traitor either and three and one of the craziest he said can you please send me my belongings. this most hated man since judas himself said hey and i have my stuff and the...
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now they had the despised in benedict arnold. they knew knew what they are fighting for and against. the story of american genesis could finally move beyond a break with the mother country and start to focus on the process by which 13 former colonies could become a nation. as arnold had demonstrated the real enemy was not great britain , but those americans who sought to undercut their fellow citizens commitment to one another. whether is joseph reed's willingness to promote a state's interest at interest at the expense of what was best for the country as a whole or arnold's decision to sell his loyalty to the highest bidder, the greatest danger to america's future came from self-serving opportunism, masquerading as patriotism. at this fragile stage in the country's development away away had to be found to strengthen rather than destroy the existing framework of government. the continental congress was far from perfect but it offered her start to what could one day be a great nation by turning traitor arnold had alerted the ameri
now they had the despised in benedict arnold. they knew knew what they are fighting for and against. the story of american genesis could finally move beyond a break with the mother country and start to focus on the process by which 13 former colonies could become a nation. as arnold had demonstrated the real enemy was not great britain , but those americans who sought to undercut their fellow citizens commitment to one another. whether is joseph reed's willingness to promote a state's interest...
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benedict arnold comes. he immediately, she's known as the most beautiful woman in philadelphia torches later discovers the most beautiful woman in north america. later when she goes into exile in london, spoiler alert there, too late -- but she ends up, she's called the most beautiful woman in england. so she is very highly regarded in she doesn't miss a beat as far as going to party with benedict arnold and making sure you don't spend a lot of money on parties and lavished stuff. so arnold is kind of -- t. want to get into this, why arnold would turn traitor? >> well, he didn't fit well in the groups, and even before the war started he was in tools with people in the caribbean to he'd been in the shipping business. and he was serving after the british left as the military commander of philadelphia. and my candidate for the bad guy in this story is the civilian head of government in pennsylvania, a man named joseph rita was exactly the same age. and my judgment, not terribly well supported by the record, bu
benedict arnold comes. he immediately, she's known as the most beautiful woman in philadelphia torches later discovers the most beautiful woman in north america. later when she goes into exile in london, spoiler alert there, too late -- but she ends up, she's called the most beautiful woman in england. so she is very highly regarded in she doesn't miss a beat as far as going to party with benedict arnold and making sure you don't spend a lot of money on parties and lavished stuff. so arnold is...
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and benedict arnold comes. he immediately -- she's, you know, known as the most beautiful woman in philadelphia, or she's later described as the most beautiful woman in north america, and later when she goes into exile in london -- spoiler alert there -- [laughter] too late. but she ends up, she's called the most beautiful woman in england. so she's this very highly regarded, and she doesn't miss a beat as far as going to parties with benedict arnold and making sure he spends a lot of money on parties and lavish stuff. so arnold is kind of -- you want to get into a little bit of this, why arnold would have turned traitor? >> well, he was a feisty guy who didn't fit well into groups, and even before the war started he was in duels with people in the caribbean. he'd been in the shipping business. and he was serving after the british left as the military commander in philadelphia and my candidate for the bad guy in this story is the civilian head of government in pennsylvania, a man named joseph reid who was exact
and benedict arnold comes. he immediately -- she's, you know, known as the most beautiful woman in philadelphia, or she's later described as the most beautiful woman in north america, and later when she goes into exile in london -- spoiler alert there -- [laughter] too late. but she ends up, she's called the most beautiful woman in england. so she's this very highly regarded, and she doesn't miss a beat as far as going to parties with benedict arnold and making sure he spends a lot of money on...
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i'll talk about pope benedict, pope benedict first encyclical called god is love he quotes his favorite saint, st. augustine. and in god is love he quotes augustine as saying 17 centuries ago, 1700 years ago st. augustine said, any government that does not exist to promote justice is just a bunch of thieves. >> that's right. >> seventeen centuries ago. benedict goes on to say sometimes it's a challenge to define justice, but in doing so we must beware of the dazzling blindness of special interest money and power. >> amen. >> if is that today? is that today? >> we need a 50 state strategy. >> what we need is of the american people to know, and that is what you are doing, a drumbeat across america to say this is not about our values with the budget is supposed be a statement of our national values. what is important to us as a nation should be how we invest in our children's future, and the retirement of her seniors and the air our kids breathe, the opportunities in the economy and the rest, be fair, fairness. that's not what this budget -- it's a shame. it's wrong. it's wrong and we just
i'll talk about pope benedict, pope benedict first encyclical called god is love he quotes his favorite saint, st. augustine. and in god is love he quotes augustine as saying 17 centuries ago, 1700 years ago st. augustine said, any government that does not exist to promote justice is just a bunch of thieves. >> that's right. >> seventeen centuries ago. benedict goes on to say sometimes it's a challenge to define justice, but in doing so we must beware of the dazzling blindness of...
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that benedict arnold spends a lot of money on parties and lavish stuff. so arnold, if you want to get into a little bit of this is why arnold turned into a traitor. >> he didn't fit well into groups and even before the war started, he had duels with people in the caribbean. he had been in the shipping business and he was serving after the british left as the military commander of philadelphia and the candidates for the bad guy in the story is the civilian government and pencil mania a man named joseph reed who is was exactly the same age. and my judgment, not terribly well supported by the record, but many things i have read give me that is that when arnold in a connecticut man surfaced in pennsylvania and married into the richest and most prominent family in town, or one of them, he saw arnold his arrival for post-war political power. he started a president for watergate. first there was a smear the smear of arnold on charges of wrongdoing of various kinds and this created a congressional committee hearing under a congressman from maryland named papa and
that benedict arnold spends a lot of money on parties and lavish stuff. so arnold, if you want to get into a little bit of this is why arnold turned into a traitor. >> he didn't fit well into groups and even before the war started, he had duels with people in the caribbean. he had been in the shipping business and he was serving after the british left as the military commander of philadelphia and the candidates for the bad guy in the story is the civilian government and pencil mania a man...
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luckily benedict arnold was caught. when the spy, major andre was trying to cross lines into the british stor and he was found with this map. this map with a recreation of kosciuszko's plans by a french engineer. he gave all of his plans and put them in a suitcase and gave them to a mrs. sarah warren for safekeeping. and when benedict arnold's plot was uncovered, mrs. warren was terrified, took it outside put it on the lawn and set it on fire. but this -- this -- so this was recreated by the french and this is exactly what major andre, benedict arnold's spy was caught with when he was trying to go over to the british.#@ now, in the south, kosciuszko now saw slavery up and close for the first time to such an extent as it was. here's a map of virginia, and you see the areas where there were large populations of slaves. and here kosciuszko met thomas jefferson for the first time. thomas jefferson, the man who wrote "all men are created equal" owned slaves and kosciuszko thought he was a hypocrite. kosciuszko ended up servi
luckily benedict arnold was caught. when the spy, major andre was trying to cross lines into the british stor and he was found with this map. this map with a recreation of kosciuszko's plans by a french engineer. he gave all of his plans and put them in a suitcase and gave them to a mrs. sarah warren for safekeeping. and when benedict arnold's plot was uncovered, mrs. warren was terrified, took it outside put it on the lawn and set it on fire. but this -- this -- so this was recreated by the...
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benedict arnold was not doing a good job on purpose. mean while while washington is over in west point what happens to peggy? she's upstairs and a note comes from the counselor in west chester saying the excellent sei is eyes only. al sarnld hamilton goes to sleep in the chair. when general washington onlies back at 4:00 in the afternoon mystified no 19 gun salute for the commander. no general arched what's going on? hamilton wakes up and said messenger brought the note. it all falls together. because he has figured out that arnold -- what does he say? whom can we trust now? arnold has betrayed us. and in the meantime, no peggy. right. >> so peggy shipman downstairs as soon as she let washington get appoint west point to give her husband more time to escape. she launches on something that is history -- the little bit of history that's been written about it has called the "mad seat." beg gi goes crazy for an entire day. like hysterically mad. she stloaking there are hot coals in her husband head. she said her husband has thrown through t
benedict arnold was not doing a good job on purpose. mean while while washington is over in west point what happens to peggy? she's upstairs and a note comes from the counselor in west chester saying the excellent sei is eyes only. al sarnld hamilton goes to sleep in the chair. when general washington onlies back at 4:00 in the afternoon mystified no 19 gun salute for the commander. no general arched what's going on? hamilton wakes up and said messenger brought the note. it all falls together....
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but that benedict are landed on —- benedict arnold is critical. >> if you made mention and was always suspected of conspiring to replace washington as the commander-in-chief and by lord, cornwallis pretty much destroyed the continental army and famously took up on his horse and fled to the battlefield and with that pace that he must have left. that pace for a man of his age in part of the blame of the saratoga campaign. >>og yes. my assessment of the german troops it was a solid contingent of troops that boeing uses them badly i think and at the battle of bennington i call it the bennington campaign there are several pieces to it and they were the wrong troops to send on the expedition. simon fraser the commander of the british advance core said that and argue that. i think that's exactly right the wrong troops to send on an independent operation like bennington. the perfect troop to send would be fraser and the right folks to send. so using them in an inappropriate way as soldiers come in the line of battle, they were great. sending them off on the little independent operations like
but that benedict are landed on —- benedict arnold is critical. >> if you made mention and was always suspected of conspiring to replace washington as the commander-in-chief and by lord, cornwallis pretty much destroyed the continental army and famously took up on his horse and fled to the battlefield and with that pace that he must have left. that pace for a man of his age in part of the blame of the saratoga campaign. >>og yes. my assessment of the german troops it was a solid...
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the goal was to rendezvous with benedict arnold, pretend to put up a fight. in the end, we overrun and looks like taking captive. the war is over. there's also a school of thought this seems logical that washington not only did he want to give away west point, but pretend like he didn't want to give away west point, but hanover washington as well. resentment for the guy who got the commission he wanted to got the respect he always thought. >> host: the british to get commander-in-chief of the american army and the key to the hudson river. >> guest: and the number one most fortified base in the country. >> host: antennas work because there is a general in their midst of an officer of them is looking to switch sides. we believe 355 at the most role to play but infiltrated the social surfers about overhearing thoughts come a hearing major andre talk. all of a sudden, a tour movie. it looks like today could send up intersect, who was rendezvous it was benedict arnold and put in their plan in motion to turn over west point. major andre get stopped. as soon as we h
the goal was to rendezvous with benedict arnold, pretend to put up a fight. in the end, we overrun and looks like taking captive. the war is over. there's also a school of thought this seems logical that washington not only did he want to give away west point, but pretend like he didn't want to give away west point, but hanover washington as well. resentment for the guy who got the commission he wanted to got the respect he always thought. >> host: the british to get commander-in-chief of...
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both benedict arnold and benjamin lincoln are generals that have those traits. gates is to the new england militia really likes gates as well mainly because of his work early in the war up around boston. they likest gates cearley the key american commanders at the end when this is all said and doneid we got the primary commander of course gates commander of the army and his two major subordinates benjamin lincoln and benedict arnold. i don't think it's any surprise that all three of them work very, very well with the militia. >> we have another compliment from walter he thanks you for your service in a very interesting talk. he's looking forward to reading the book. also thanks myself with monticello it's really a privilege of course for us. i have to say in my time at west point i was enormously impressed by the american army. in the officers there. i'd happen to coincide the first iraq war. be happy to back at west point. out of harm's way but was quite the opposite was emotionally involved is also impressed by the teaching that are not officers like you try t
both benedict arnold and benjamin lincoln are generals that have those traits. gates is to the new england militia really likes gates as well mainly because of his work early in the war up around boston. they likest gates cearley the key american commanders at the end when this is all said and doneid we got the primary commander of course gates commander of the army and his two major subordinates benjamin lincoln and benedict arnold. i don't think it's any surprise that all three of them work...
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both benedict arnold and benjamin lincoln are generals that have those traits. mainly because of his work early in the war around boston. so the key american commanders at the end when this is all said and done, the primary commander and his two major subordinates of benedict arnold i don't think it is any surprise at all three of them work very well with militia for a very interesting talk easily forward to reading the book. it is a privilege for us. so i have to say at west point i was enormously impressed by the american army in the offices they are it did not coincide i would imagine those instructors would be happy to be back at west point out of harm's way but actually it is quite the opposite. >> and to be what those fellow officers are involved with. that they want to be there they are not officers like you met brought in civilians. didn't just try to blame it on the press that they had military lessons. it was just very impressive. >> did any part of the campaign take place at fort william henry? >> that campaign came through the area, especially the lo
both benedict arnold and benjamin lincoln are generals that have those traits. mainly because of his work early in the war around boston. so the key american commanders at the end when this is all said and done, the primary commander and his two major subordinates of benedict arnold i don't think it is any surprise at all three of them work very well with militia for a very interesting talk easily forward to reading the book. it is a privilege for us. so i have to say at west point i was...
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benedict arnold was crucial. i think gates can be called the victor of saratoga even though i'm not a big fan of gates but benedict arnold is absolutely critical. >> i wondered if he would mention him. the attack with the former british officer and conspiring to replace washington as the commander-in-chief. he was defeated himself in the battle of camden which destroyed the continental army in the south and famously took off with his horse and foot to the battlefield. i thought hamilton was very cruel when -- at the pace he left and i was quite a pace for a man of his age. hamilton of course was a very young man but the british do get a lot of the blame in the failure of the campaign. >> yeah. my assessment of the german troops is i think they did a solid job. the commander was a solid commander. i think bergoyne, i think a lot of that is the xo fecteau blame game piece. in fact before his surrender these laming her places a lot of the blame on the german troops and he's just grasping at straws at that point and
benedict arnold was crucial. i think gates can be called the victor of saratoga even though i'm not a big fan of gates but benedict arnold is absolutely critical. >> i wondered if he would mention him. the attack with the former british officer and conspiring to replace washington as the commander-in-chief. he was defeated himself in the battle of camden which destroyed the continental army in the south and famously took off with his horse and foot to the battlefield. i thought hamilton...
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now, luckily benedict arnold was caught. his plot was uncovered when the spy, major andre was trying to cross lines into the british sector and he was found with this map. this map is a recreation of kosciuszko's plans by a french engineer. kosciuszko gave all of his plans and put them in a suitcase and gave them to a mrs. sarah warren for safekeeping. and when benedict arnold's plan was uncovered mrs. warren was terrified this might fall outside enemy hands and put it on the lawn and set it on fire but this -- this -- so this was recreated by the frenchman and this is exactly what major andre, benedict arnold's spy was caught with when he was trying to go over to the british. now, in the south, kosciuszko now saw slavery up and close for the first time to such an extent as it was. here's a map of virginia, and you see the areas where there were large populations of slaves. and here kosciuszko met thomas jefferson for the first time. thomas jefferson, the man who wrote "all men are created equal" owned slaves and kosciuszko
now, luckily benedict arnold was caught. his plot was uncovered when the spy, major andre was trying to cross lines into the british sector and he was found with this map. this map is a recreation of kosciuszko's plans by a french engineer. kosciuszko gave all of his plans and put them in a suitcase and gave them to a mrs. sarah warren for safekeeping. and when benedict arnold's plan was uncovered mrs. warren was terrified this might fall outside enemy hands and put it on the lawn and set it on...
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benedict arnold is crucial to american success. i think gates can truly be called a victor at saratoga even though i am not a fan of gates, benedict arnold is absolutely critical to pro-american success. >> i wondered if you might mention he is a former british officer and always suspected to replace washington, the commander in chief, later defeated himself at the battle of camden, destroyed the continental army, and famously fled the battlefield, alexander hamilton, very cool when he executed the pace at which he must've left, that was quite a pace, hamilton, very young man of deep german -- the liability to the british and they get part of the blame of the saratoga campaign. >> my assessment of the german troops is i think they did a solid job. the german commander was a solid commander. i think a lot of that is the ex post facto blame game piece. even before his surrender he is blaming or places a lot of the blame on the german troops and is grasping at straws at that point, is absolutely incensed because never said anything to
benedict arnold is crucial to american success. i think gates can truly be called a victor at saratoga even though i am not a fan of gates, benedict arnold is absolutely critical to pro-american success. >> i wondered if you might mention he is a former british officer and always suspected to replace washington, the commander in chief, later defeated himself at the battle of camden, destroyed the continental army, and famously fled the battlefield, alexander hamilton, very cool when he...
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when benedict arnold's plot was uncovered mrs. morin who is terrified this might fall into enemy hands took it outside, put it on the lawn and set it on fire. but this, this was recreated and this is exactly what the benedick donald was caught with when he was trying to go to the british. in the south kosciuszko now salles slavery up and close for the first time to such extent as it was. here's a map of virginia and you see the areas there were large populations of slaves and hear kosciuszko at thomas jefferson for the first time. thomas jefferson, the man that wrote all men are created equal on slaves. and kosciuszko thought he was a hypocrite. kosciuszko end of serving the rest of the war in the carolinas where he developed the report with slaves and the sovereign states. he brought grippy and the friendship helped him out and kosciuszko was drawn to other continental soldiers were also abolitionists. one of them was colonel lawrence, outspoken opponent of slavery but when he was killed the other men started taking off his cloth
when benedict arnold's plot was uncovered mrs. morin who is terrified this might fall into enemy hands took it outside, put it on the lawn and set it on fire. but this, this was recreated and this is exactly what the benedick donald was caught with when he was trying to go to the british. in the south kosciuszko now salles slavery up and close for the first time to such extent as it was. here's a map of virginia and you see the areas there were large populations of slaves and hear kosciuszko at...
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so benedict arnold is absolutely crucial for american success. i don't call him the victor of saratoga, though. some people do. i think gates can truly be called the victor of saratoga, even though i'm not a big fan of gates, but burgoyne -- or excuse me, benedict arnold is absolutely critical for american success. >> i wondered if you were going to make mention of horatio gates, he was a former british officer and he was always suspected of conspiring really to replace washington as the commander-in-chief, and he was later defeated himself by lord corn wallace at a battle, really destroyed the army in the south. >> right. >> and famously took off on his horse and fled the battlefield. >> right. >> i always thought alexander hamilton was very cruel when he estimated the pace at which he must have left. >> right. >> that was quite a pace for a man of his age. >> right >> but hamilton at the time of course was a very young man. >> right. >> the germans -- [inaudible] they do get a lot of the blame in the failure of the saratoga campaign. >> yes, yo
so benedict arnold is absolutely crucial for american success. i don't call him the victor of saratoga, though. some people do. i think gates can truly be called the victor of saratoga, even though i'm not a big fan of gates, but burgoyne -- or excuse me, benedict arnold is absolutely critical for american success. >> i wondered if you were going to make mention of horatio gates, he was a former british officer and he was always suspected of conspiring really to replace washington as the...
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benedict arnold. he was making a secret plot with the british to sell kosciuszko's plans for west point, to the british. now, kosciuszko warned, all the time, the vantage point which you saw, we need 200 money up there to be stationed at all times. after serving two-and-a-half years at west point, kosciuszko wanted to get back into battle and george washington said, okay. go down to the south, we need your skills down there. and on the same day he went to the south, george washington butt put benedict arnold in charge of west point and he wrote an order to all of his men, saying, we don't need 200 guys up there, in case of alarm, quote, only a noncommissioned officer and three men should be up there. and then wrote to the british, saying when you come in, come in the back way, readout number 4. and that's the best way, because then all of these forts will fall like dominos and luckily, benedict arnold was caught and his plot was uncovered when the spy, mr. -- major andre, was trying to cross lines int
benedict arnold. he was making a secret plot with the british to sell kosciuszko's plans for west point, to the british. now, kosciuszko warned, all the time, the vantage point which you saw, we need 200 money up there to be stationed at all times. after serving two-and-a-half years at west point, kosciuszko wanted to get back into battle and george washington said, okay. go down to the south, we need your skills down there. and on the same day he went to the south, george washington butt put...